Calendar Description: A survey of American history and culture from the time of Columbus through to the end of the Civil War.

Date First Offered: 2003-09-01

Hours: Total Hours: 45
Lecture Hours: 3

Total Weeks: 15

This course is offered online: No

Pre-Requisites: First year History, or consent of the instructor

Non-Course Pre-Requisites: None

Co-Requisites: None

Rearticulation Submission: No

Course Content: This course will cover:
1. Origins of American History
2. Colonization: Founding of Virginia and New England
3. Origins and Expansion of Slavery
The Enlightenment and Great Awakening in the Colonies
4. The Crisis of Empire
5. The American Revolution
6. Forging a Constitution
7. The New Republic and the First Party System
8. Jeffersonian Era
9. The Era of Good Feelings
10. Rise of the Second Party System
11. Reform Movements
12. Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion
13. The Old South and the Sectional Crisis
14. The Civil War

Learning Outcomes: At the end of this course students will be able to:

Knowledge: - demonstrate knowledge of key issues and themes
relevant to American history up to and including the Civil
War;
- demonstrate the ability to reason through analysis,
evaluation, and synthesis of historical evidence; and
- demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate their
historical knowledge and reasoning..